Definition of 'bargain for'
phrasal verb
bargainIf you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
The effects of this policy were more than the government had bargained for. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
He had not bargained on the mad jealousy which both women developed. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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